My beliefs in a nutshell:
- Heinicke looks great, has the IT factor, but with limited exposure/film for Defenses so far. Also, he seems like he may be a bit injury prone based on limiting injuries in 2 of the his last 2 or 3 appearances, and it is a small list of total appearances. That is actually my #1 concern with him at this point.
- Kyle is a good #2. I don't see him as a number 1 from what I have seen.
- Alex Smith should retire, but I think what he did in Turner's offense is still not well understood. It took ALEX (specifically, ALEX) to make that offense work enough to win games. I am not sure how many people see it that way, but it seems obvious to me.
- QB in a later round because of the above points, but no guarantees on that landing. I think we may have hurt our chances on it landing by letting Kyle Smith walk without trying very hard to convince him to stay (again, NOT saying it's the end of the world, but YES saying it seems sub-optimal based on performance).
- final point: Tom Brady is getting a lot of credit right now. 199 yards against the Saints, but yes, 0 picks. Then Packers, 3 picks. I think he played well enough to win WITH a great team around him. It was definitely not Brady even remotely carrying that team; in fact, I would say Alex Smith could have led that team to a Super Bowl win. I honestly believe that. I don't think Alex Smith would get the press love, but it is what it is. The QB *is* the most important player on the team, but missing what Wirfs did in that Super Bowl, what Jensen did... is missing a LOT of what gave the Bucs an easy win. Then, looking at what the Chiefs OL did NOT do by comparison...